What Is Your Favourite Logo On Airplanes

AMS · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:16 am

Many airline companies have caracters or a logo painted on their aircraft.
For example you have the pockemon ANA or Disney express from JAL

wich one do you like the most?

regards,

AMS

as739x · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:30 am

I'm a little biased,yes!

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LHR340 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:35 am

I just saw the ANA pokemon 744 at LHR & I didn't like the livery on that 1 bit..but I do like the disney ones Smile/happy/getting dizzy

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LHR340

FlySSC · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:44 am

Southwest 's SHAMU is my favourite...

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tommy767 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:50 am

Sorry if I am going a bit off-topic. These are just my overall favortie color schemes

1st definately AA, 2nd Bare-metal Eastern, 3rd Pan Am latest color scheme, 4th United.

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AA623BDLSJU · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:53 am

OK, I am a little confused. Are we talking about logos or special color schemes? Well, if we are talking about logos I do like Qantas, Finnair, American and Icelandair. If we are talking about special color shemes then I'd have to agree with JAL's Disneyland and their own new color scheme. I also have to add Air Tahiti Nui, Cathay Pacific, US Airways and American's retro-jets.

OO-AOG · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:01 am

"Sun King" of defunct National Airlines.

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ThirtyEcho · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:06 am

I always thought this one was pretty cool:

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FlySSC · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:15 am

Well, if this is about logos, here are my favorite :

1) M.E.A 's Cedar of Lebanon
Love that registration also... Wink/being sarcastic

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2) the Crown of Royal Jordanian
The entire livery is one of the best ever !

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3) IranAir "Flying horse"

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PS: Of course Tommy767, I can tell you are American...but, you know, there's many many many non-US airlines on earth... Smile/happy/getting dizzy

ntspelich · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:20 am

This has to be the best one that was ever out there, at least in my opinion.

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Vimanav · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:26 am

1. The PA Globe
2. The AI Centaur
3. The LH Crane
4. The old TG logo with the dancer and Thai written across it.

rgds//Vimanav

FlySSC · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:47 am

Thanks Ntspelich...! I forgot "Western" and the Simpsons ! I love them

I also forgot to mention the 2 last of my "TOP 5" :

BRITISH AIRWAYS and its "world tail" concept

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And FRONTIER...with its great landscapes and animals.

PS : Vimanav, are you serious when you say "LH crane " Sad

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IBERIA747 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:05 am

First of all, I like Iberia´s logo, of course.
I also like KLM, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Delta and Lan Chile.

AC

aa757first · Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:20 am

TWA's St. Louis Ram's scheme is cool looking.

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Ryanair's Jaguar.

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Ryanair's "Lufthansa" and "Alitalia" (sorry if they are spelt incorrectly)

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BAGSMASHER · Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:23 am

Delta, What? Are you talking about that THING that looks like a plastic bag is caught on the tail? You are joking right?

CanadianNorth · Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:38 am

CanadianNorths new logo looks cool.... But I still love those old proudwings of Canadi>n.

CanadianNorth

IBERIA747 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:45 am

No Bagsmasher, i´m not joking.
I like it as much as I like the airline.
Many people don´t like Delta´s logo, even call it Deltaflot. But I like it and I´m sure i´m not the only one.

flynboy747 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:09 am

I agree with IBERIA747. I love Delta's logo!!!!

BAGSMASHER · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:12 am

I love the PEPSI logo!!

overseasBHX · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:19 am

Quite frankly this thread looks like a free for all: schemes, colours, logos, one-off schemes, liveries, ads on fuselage, on tails.......

It would be useful if the question were redefined. Well, in all fairness the question is quite clear to me: logos. Or perhaps we should define 'logo'. Does ithave to be a graphic design, a drawing, an image of something or an abstract image?

Are logos an essential part of the corporate image of a company? If so, then many of the examples offered above do not qualify, eye-catching and original as they may be, precisely because many of them are not a permanent part of the image of the carrier.

And I've often wondered whether some of the best-known carriers have a logo at all! I can't think of the logo for Southwest, for instance. Their livery (or liveries?) is instantly recognisable, but I don't think I've ever seen a graphic design that I can relate to the company Southwest. Would you say that in this case the livery acts as a logo?

Another example that comes to mind is easyJet. Could we say that in their case the actual word 'easyJet' is their logo? I guess so, as much as the world KLM (with a royal crown on top) is the logo for, er, KLM!

And I guess also that some major companies, such as AF, who do have a logo (the winged merhorse design for Groupe Air France, which appears in a most discreet position on the fuselage of their planes, if it appears at all) have opted for abstract designs, in this case tricolor bars that represent their national flag.

Well, after all, I somehow feel that this 'logo' business is really a free-for-all!! so I'll sign off with my contribution:

(strictly logos, regardless of livery, schemes, etc!)

RJ
QR
JM
AM
AA
IR
ET (the rampant lion on the front of the fuselage)
QF
UL (the old livery)
MS
Myanmar Airways
GA
AF (l'ecrevisse!)
TA (the flying quetzals)

Kavanagh · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:32 am

LAN CHILE, without a doubt, i also like AMERICAN AIRLINES, VIRGIN ATLANTIC and FINNAIR.

Shamrock_747 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:39 am

BOAC's Speedbird logo is a classic.

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Declan

codeshare · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:51 am

It's the Aeroflot hammer and sickle with wings.

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Air Baltic's bird on the tail (although not really a logo)

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Apart from that GF (the old Falcon tail)

codesahre

srilankan_340 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:55 am

I think these are pretty cool....

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suspen · Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:01 am

Dunno if this counts but ATA's 3-D designs on both the tail and fuselage are some of the neatest looking things to decorate a plane i.m.o..

Ironically it looks best in Mike's fake 744 Smile/happy/getting dizzy

RayPettit · Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:03 am

As for Western Pacific....

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....do you think Marge would have been more accurately portrayed had WestPac been able to show her on a 737-700 fin?

Smile/happy/getting dizzy

Lan_Fanatic · Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:01 am

1st
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2nd
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3rd
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tommy767 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:53 am

....and just for FLYSSC I picked out my favorite international carrier color scheme!

IT HAS TO BE MALEV!

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Also, another one of my personal favorites: retro DELTA.

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Usairwys757 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:59 am

another vote for the simpsons western air jet.

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United_fan · Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:08 am

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I like the wings on the Kangaroo,only the -SP's got these as these were for a while the only way to LAX non-stop until the -400's came along.

QB737 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:19 am

Being a Canadian....

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Ben

chepos · Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:27 am

Saudi Arabian Airlines

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Chepos

MD11LuxuryLinr · Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:33 am

Can't beat this:

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Cathay Pacific · Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:41 am

Cathay Pacific:

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United:

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JAL(oldcolor):

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Air Tahiti Nui:

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BMI:

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Paddy · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:30 pm

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a true work of art.

HlywdCatft · Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:41 pm

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and of course...

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USAIRWAYS321 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:10 pm

The best logo in the world is:

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USAIRWAYS321 Smile/happy/getting dizzy

ERJ135 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:17 pm

It has to be you!

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And Gone but not forgotten

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StarFlyer · Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:39 pm

How about this one:

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JGPH1A · Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:53 pm

I might get yelled at, because it was seen as being a symbol of the Old Regime, but I liked the SAA Flying Springbok - it was a little piece of home wherever you are.

aussie747 · Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:36 pm

Well its favourite Airline Logo I would have to go for Hawaiian Airlines or that Retro look on American Airlines

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But if its best aircraft design nothing beats the following Aboriginal designs on those Qantas Aircraft. I cannot wait for them to do one on their new A330's

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777fan · Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:25 am

Love Frontiers tails!

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FlySSC · Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:14 am

OverseasBHX, we call the AF logo "la crevette" (the shrimp), not "l'Ecrevisse" (Crayfish, or Crawfish ).

Actually, I love the AF Historical logo, the hippocampus or Sea-horse, I would prefere to see it on our tails, than those horrible stripes...

KM732 · Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:52 am

I´ve always liked Christmas colors/stickers very much! Unfortunately, Finnair does no longer paint their aircraft in these colors, although they claim to be the "Official Carrier of Santa Claus"... However, here´re some Christmas planes:

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richierich · Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:09 am

Yeah, this thread is all over the place.... Still, to cover all the bases, here goes:

My favorite LOGO belongs to Northwest, in the current-until-recently scheme. I loved the logo on the tail... its an "N", its a "W", its a compass pointing to the northwest. Brilliant! The brand new scheme still uses the logo, sort of, but it is not as smartly used. They only retained the compass.

My favorite LIVERY? Hmmmm. Very difficult. I don't like busy, overdone schemes and basically like clean, attractive liveries. I don't like colors that don't go well together (are you listening, Southwest?). Some of my all-time favorites are the old BA colors (from about 1985-1996), the last TWA, LANChile, the current bmi colors, and Royal Jordanian. I don't see the latter very often but I always find it striking, especially on the L-1011!! I am also partial to JetBlue's professional yet attractive and hip look. The different tails on the simple fuselage scheme go together like a nice shirt and tie.

My favorite LOGOJET? Definitely Western Pacific. I don't know if they invented the concept, but in their short life, they certainly made an impact with different logojets (others have provided some pictures above)! I also liked Singapore's 747 logojet, but unfortunately one of the two aircraft was lost in the Changi airport crash a couple of years ago and the other was quickly repainted into regular Singapore colors.

nethkt · Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:13 am

I like THAI's orchid at tails and winglets.
Also SQ, BD, VS!

andersjt · Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:04 am

Beautiful, classy, recognizable world wide, the UA U U slanted shield on the blue tail:

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caribb · Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:07 am

There are lots that are good;

Emirates & Jetblue

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Corsair & Air Transat

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Qantas & South African

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British Airways & Air Canada

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Royal Jordanian & US Airways

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Cathay Pacific & VThai

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Lan Chile & Varig

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Japan Airlines (old) & Garuda

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Air Jamaica & Hawaiian

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Sabena & Saudi Arabian

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Northwest Logo & Canadian's Goose

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Of course there ae many others.. Classics like American's Eagle, Lufthansa's bird. Alitalia's "A". united's "U", Swiss' Cross and so forth...

MD11LuxuryLinr · Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:11 am

Geez.. somebody likes Tailes and Winglets Big grin

tbear815 · Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:54 pm

What about the simple, yet elegant logo of Aloha? It's been the same basic design for at least 40 years. Check a close-up of the F-27 and compare it with the -700. In music, this would be called a variation on a theme.

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